The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-12


ton and assimilation. the lamb l.
transformed into lion
when rrohibitioui-ts lie down in
side the old parties, for the sake Of
peace, they lind thcusc.yc, a simulated
into republicans or democrats, and
the proAibitiouists disappear from
view.
We will stay where we are at the
risk OF splitting the tamrcrauce
army and when our temperance
friends weary of beir- ncurailcd
and ussimilatcd, a. thol VIII. We viii
welcome them to cur camp 60 swell
the hosts that will finally, with resist
less power march forward to & oriou1
victory
luu-th We are told that the third
party miuitic- the temperance cause
by giving false impression ui th,
number of 10, ndhOtu'-. No. 10 IS
not the prohihitioulsis who "wHji,
tho temperance cause" but the pro.
i..scd prohibilioni-t4 who iu-i-t
upon identifying themselves W.thth,
~prohiUilion partic-. jl sNEiug
within the anti prohibition mru,-
last year. the second omcudMcu, Not-
cr- miuiici the Temperance cause i'm
q sa'
l~>i Mhilc they thus mimN tue
cause Of temper they ASSOC W.Niiy
themselves. ~ Temperance rclormurs.
80 much TINT there is 10 moral mug.
niNinS git.- vi sufficient uuWcr Co .
discover their whereabouts. Our HG-
vice To- our misguided friends L. to
cease to minily the Temperance cause
and themselves, and come ont WhD'"
they can be seen and counted,
wher, they can make thcm.c.y
Us the Cncmic, OF tue Gnti-tcu
host
Fifth, We are gravcy lhat
"thc political Temperance l.J. IN
icts great injury upon the work OF
reform by injecting 1t with II bitter
partisan spirit Indeed. frohibi
iiomst- have said al the bitter ". ords,
while butter and honey have been
upon the tongues OF republicans and
democrats.
1t j. charged that we bcittlc other
partiD.. close our eye, TO go any
coed in them" we cNaggcrHtc fact. ou
one side and suppress them ON the
other We are suspicious and scare.
for cYi. motives: We put bad con-
-tructiou- upon nets Tint admit Of
better understanding, dciamc chntac-
ter by n.i luatiou 10 no; by direct
-mudcr aud that We Will DO anything
TO DESTROY the party and the men " ao
opio .cuS. Al this seems 90 impN
that our so.cAued Lun.parti- IA friends
always magnify our virtue, and sup
press our vices; thOt the! AL c3nii-;
my and search Us only TO had any
possible good that We may pos-C-s
p pul GOOD constructions upon even our
evil decd praise us for our few good
qualities and carefully conceal
our many bad ones, and
that they are always ready
to build up our party. and honor our
b party leaders. 1t might be inferred
c that It IL pruhIbitionisl- that deny thC
right of free speech aud free ballot
and hang and burn their politics. cu-
cmies in ciligy.
Now while we conccde that We have
shown n partisan spirit, we repudiatc
the charge OF "b.ttcrur.s' We have
stated ouI arguments .sirly, Gaudijly
, and good naurcd,y. and have o.ru
r met not with arguments, but with cp.
! ltlCts and dDmciHtiou~. We now
: propose ~ fair candid and honorable
e discussion of the points of which Wc
4 diiler. Let us now walk ia the light
is OF reason rather than Of burning cilI-
glc-. Nero lighted up h pleasure
j grounds in Rome with the burning
b bodies of Christians, but I'll not burn
c up the Christian church. And 50 po-
hlical adyeroari mpy light up mar
e kct places with ciigies OF prohibition
D lists, but they will not consume the
prohibition party.
c SIKH. Again. we are told that "a
+ -opewte poiilicol temperance party
Il occasions what no true reform can
e afford TO suilera great waste Of power
4 aud loss Of opportunity IL with
e draws "lrom the two great IAr,ies
lcayeuing lilueucc that Is gcniap II !
c Substitution FORT "a spirit Of untagOn
I ISM
l. Itis claimed that We ignore the
y gospel prOvorO which says; "A little
II lc.ven leayencth the whole lump
G Now, here Is II remarkable bluudcr to
Il be committed by any thcologan, or
Is doctor of divinity. \ reference to
Il Cor. 3, will show that prohibiuonists
;, ale following bo;h its letter and spirit
y The lcaVen stands fora great iniqu.ty
{ that had crcpt into the Coriuthmu
church, As lclvon works htcra' pu'
h 'rciaction, so tLi-iniquity Was worK.
l. ing moral puttonction in the church
r. of Christ, nnd unless il was expelled
It would u'tcriy corrupt the whole
e body.
!. Paul commando them to "purgl'
y out The inquiry -t0atls, separate u
y from tho church.
% The corruption lcaycn IoI'"-